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Glenn Miller Medleys Glenn Miller Archive Glenn Miller Army Air Force Orchestra “I Sustain the Wings” “The American Band of the AEF” Medleys 1. Description Glenn Miller and his Orchestra appeared on the “Moonlight Serenade” commercial radio series for sponsor Liggett and Myers‟ Chesterfield Cigarette brand from December 27, 1939 to September 24, 1942 over the CBS network. For the first thirteen weeks of the series, the sponsor and network paired the Andrews Sisters vocal group with the Miller band. The radio production staff, Glenn Miller and his arrangers set up a system of medleys including four tunes each that would air each Wednesday evening, to fit more music into the programs and to feature his own vocalists. The medleys were labeled and performed as “something old, new, borrowed and blue” and became a well-known public signature for Glenn Miller‟s broadcasts. Glenn Miller was commissioned as an officer in the Army of the United States and reported for duty in October 1942. He would serve as Director of Bands for the Army Air Forces and by the summer of 1943 he had formed his own hand-picked orchestra from among the musicians that he and his staff were selecting to staff various AAF Orchestras. Capt. Miller‟s unit would be a primary recruiting and communications tool for the AAF, broadcasting nationally by July 1944. Capt. Miller would continue the medley format with his Army Air Force Orchestra. Although the format would retain the “old, new, borrowed and blue” label, the arrangements presented were longer, more “full form” and ran in time segments over CBS and NBC ranging from seven and one half minutes to occasionally nine minutes each. The AAF Orchestra was a much larger and more ambitious organization than Glenn Miller‟s civilian dance band. The AAF Orchestra contained a large string section and significantly augmented brass, woodwinds and rhythm sections. The size and scope of the AAF Orchestra allowed Glenn Miller, his arrangers and radio production staff to present popular, jazz and light classical music to audiences in the United States and eventually the United Kingdom and Europe. The “I Sustain the Wings” radio series ran over CBS from New York July 10, 1943 to September 11, 1943, following a New England regional CBS trial series which originated from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. “I Sustain the Wings” moved to NBC, New York September 18, 1943 and ran until November 17, 1945. The announcers for the program were former radio actor Lt. Donald Briggs and former Hollywood actor Sgt. Broderick Crawford and the host was Capt. Glenn Miller. The Glenn Miller AAFTC (Army Air Forces Training Command) unit was transferred to England following the June 10, 1944 5:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. (CWT) programs which were broadcast from the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, Illinois. M/Sgt. Harry Bluestone and his AAFTC unit took over for the Capt. Glenn Miller unit and broadcast into 1945 when it was succeeded by the M/Sgt. Felix Slatkin AAFTC unit. The first host for the Bluestone programs was former Hollywood actor Lt. William Holden and the announcer was Sgt. Tom Hudson. When the Glenn Miller unit returned from Europe in August 1945, it resumed the “I Sustain the Wings” series with a mix of its own original personnel and Felix Slatkin personnel until the series ended with the November 17, 1945 broadcast from Bolling Field, Washington D. C. Following the arrival of the Capt. Glenn Miller Army Air Force Orchestra to the United Kingdom in July 1944, it was rebranded as the American Band of the Supreme Allied Command (SHAEF), and shortly thereafter, the American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Forces (AEF). The purpose of the transfer overseas was the desire of the Supreme Commander and his headquarters for the Glenn Miller unit to staff the new SHAEF radio service, The Allied Expeditionary Forces Programme (AEFP) as one of three house orchestras. The others were the British Band of the AEF, directed by RSM George Melachrino, and the Canadian Band of the AEF, directed by Capt. Robert Farnon. Glenn Miller was promoted to the rank of Major in August 1944. He and his radio production staff, led by Sgt. George Voutsas (formerly producer of the NBC Symphony Orchestra broadcasts) and Sgt. Paul Dudley (formerly producer of the Blue network “Coca-Cola Spotlight Bands” broadcasts), continued the medley format for broadcasts by their full orchestra in the United Kingdom. The orchestra was able to fill the AEFP schedule with numerous programs by splitting the full orchestra into radio sub-units. Maj. Miller led the full orchestra for “American Band of the AEF” broadcasts. T/Sgt. Ray McKinley (former bandleader and ace drummer) led the “American Dance Band” for “Swing Shift” broadcasts. M/Sgt. George Ockner (former Cleveland Symphony concert master) led the strings in programs of light classics, “Strings with Wings”. The Ockner unit earned the public praise and respect of Sir Adrian Boult, Director of the BBC Symphony. Sir Adrian and his orchestra were based at BBC studios in Bedford, England where the Miller ABAEF was also based. Sgt. Mel Powell (former Benny Goodman arranger and ace pianist) led a swing sextette for “The Uptown Hall” broadcasts. Sgt. Johnny Desmond was backed by elements of the full orchestra conducted by Sgt. Norman Leyden (“Winged Victory” stage show) for “Songs by Sgt. Johnny Desmond” and pianist Pvt. Jack Rusin performed “Piano Parade”. The AEFP was technically operated by the BBC as the BBC “Violet” network. Following the disappearance of Maj. Miller while traveling as a passenger aboard an aircraft flying from England to France December 15, 1944, Sgt. Jerry Gray (chief arranger) assumed conducting duties for the “ABAEF” programs. By January 1945, the ABAEF had been relocated from England to France. The Orchestra continued to use “old, new, borrowed and blue” medleys until their return to the United States in August 1945. The Glenn Miller Army Air Force Orchestra was an innovative and creative leap forward for Glenn Miller and was an historic “exclamation point” for the so-called “big band” era. Many observers including Ray McKinley would later describe this organization as the greatest band that ever performed. We are blessed that many of the broadcast performances of the AAF Orchestra have been preserved on very high quality original NBC discs and reference tapes. Many AEFP performances have also been preserved from the original BBC discs. The medleys as broadcast remain exquisite and evocative. A separate inventory of Glenn Miller Army Air Force medleys follows. This report is formatted in two sections, an alphabetical index and a chronological index. The chronological index is divided in four groups, (a.) CBS, (b.) NBC, (c.) AEFP-BBC and (d.) NBC series. 2. Alphabetical Sequence of Medleys All Through the Night I Love You (JD) Take It Easy (CC) (Borrowed from Guy Lombardo) Blue Hawaii 19Feb44, 1Apr44 All Through the Night Time Waits For No One (JD) Take It Easy (CC) (Borrowed from Guy Lombardo) Blue Hawaii 1Dec44 All Through the Night You‟re So Sweet to Remember (JD) Take It Easy (CC) (Borrowed from Guy Lombardo) Blue Hawaii 2Apr45, 14May45 Annie Laurie Any Moment Now (JD) Alexander‟s Rag Time Band (Borrowed from Irving Berlin) Blue is the Night 28May45 Annie Laurie Moon Dreams (JD/CC) Alexander‟s Rag Time Band (Borrowed from Irving Berlin) Blue is the Night 29Jan45, 12Feb45 Annie Laurie My Ideal (JD) Alexander‟s Rag Time Band (Borrowed from Irving Berlin) Blue is the Night 29Jan44 Annie Laurie Star Eyes (BC) Alexander‟s Rag Time Band (Borrowed from Irving Berlin) Blue is the Night 18Mar44 Annie Laurie You, Fascinating You (JD) Alexander‟s Rag Time Band (Borrowed from Irving Berlin) Blue is the Night 12Mar45 Brahm‟s Lullaby Johnny Zero (AM/CG) Snowfall (Borrowed from Claude Thornhill) Serenade in Blue 28Aug43 Caprice Viennois Candy (JD/CC) My Isle of Golden Dreams (Borrowed from Phil Spitalny) Birth of the Blues 16Apr45 Caprice Viennois I‟ll Walk Alone (JD) My Isle of Golden Dreams (Borrowed from Phil Spitalny) Birth of the Blues 5Oct44, 25Nov44 Caprice Viennois More and More (JD) My Isle of Golden Dreams (Borrowed from Phil Spitalny) Birth of the Blues 22May45 Caprice Viennois Sunday, Monday or Always (TM) My Isle of Golden Dreams (Borrowed from Phil Spitalny) Birth of the Blues 7Aug43 Caprice Viennois Sunday, Monday or Always (AM) My Isle of Golden Dreams (Borrowed from Phil Spitalny) Birth of the Blues 18Sep43, 6Nov43 Carry Me Back To Old Virginny I‟ll Walk Alone Have „Ya Got Any Gum, Chum? (Borrowed from the Kids Around Us) Saint Louis Blues March (Possibly broadcast c. 23-31Dec44) Carry Me Back To Old Virginny Making Believe (JD) Alouette, Pretty Alouette (AM/GC) (Borrowed from Canada) Blue Moon (Not Used) Carry Me Back To Old Virginny Mister Lucky Me (TM) Alouette, Pretty Alouette (AM/GC) (Borrowed from Canada) Blue Moon 31Jul43 Carry Me Back To Old Virginny Some Other Time (JD) Alouette, Pretty Alouette (AM/GC) (Borrowed from Canada) Blue Moon 28May45 Carry Me Back To Old Virginny Together (JD) Alouette, Pretty Alouette (AM/GC) (Borrowed from Canada) Blue Moon 26Mar45 Danny Boy Absent Minded (JD) Cherokee (Indian Love Song) (Borrowed from Charlie Barnet) Beautiful Blue Danube 1Jan44, 12Feb44 Danny Boy All My Life (JD) Cherokee (Indian Love Song) (Borrowed from Charlie Barnet) Beautiful Blue Danube 10Aug44 Danny Boy I Don‟t Want to be Loved (By Anyone Else But You) (JD) Stompin‟ at the Savoy (Borrowed from Benny Goodman) Deep Purple 6Oct45 Danny Boy It Had To Be You (JD) Cherokee (Indian Love Song) (Borrowed from
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